UPDATE: Early morning fatal ATV accident in Pontotoc County

PONTOTOC – An ATV crash took the life in Pontotoc County early Thursday morning.

Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a MS 9 South in Pontotoc County at approximately 6:30 a.m., to investigate a accident involving a passenger car and ATV, according to MHP Trooper Ronny Hall.

Upon arriving it appeared Roger D Long, 63, of Randolph, was operating an ATV and traveling north on MS 9 when he apparently attempted to cross the highway and pulled into the path of a south bound, 1991 Dodge Dakota, driven by Britt Raines, 26, of Randolph.